BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Violence perpetrated by radical demonstrators in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) over the past few weeks has aroused international concern.
Foreign experts and overseas Chinese have recently expressed their condemnation of the violence in Hong Kong, which has jeopardized the prosperity and stability of the region, urging Western governments to stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs and China's internal affairs.
"The actions of the demonstrators in Hong Kong have long gone beyond peaceful protest. Normal life is paralyzed. Business in Hong Kong is suffering very big losses," said Andrey Ostrovsky, deputy director of Institute of Far Eastern Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Ostrovsky said there are signs indicating that the actions of the radical protesters are being guided from outside.
His remarks were echoed by Khan Mohammad Daneshjo, an Afghan political observer and veteran journalist, who said "foreign hands" in Hong Kong are attempting to destabilize China.
"No doubt, the hegemonic powers are behind the violent protests in Hong Kong to undermine investment in the financial hub," Daneshjo told Xinhua Tuesday.
Speaking of the recent unlawful assembly at the Hong Kong International Airport, Koh Chin Yee, chief executive officer of Singapore's Longus Research Institute for Development and Strategy, said people in Singapore were shocked and saddened to see what happened at the airport.
"Hong Kong has impressed people for its high degree of freedom and creativity, as well as its good keeping of law and order," he said, stressing that the protest "has gone beyond the limits and has violated the principles of modern civil societies."
Kyrgyz independent political analyst Edil Osmonbetov also strongly condemned the protests at the airport, saying that external forces interfered in China's internal affairs.
Hong Kong is an indisputable part of China and the Chinese government has the ability to control the situation in Hong Kong, Osmonbetov added.
"The forces who led demonstration behind the scenes have achieved their goal at the expense of Hong Kong people who are not part of these demonstrations," said Ajith Dharmawardena, vice president of Sri Lanka-China Buddhist Friendship Association.
Dharmawardena expressed hope that young people who are being misled by foreign forces can return to their senses and stop the "unwanted demonstrations."
Ye Fukun, founder and former president of the Chinese Medicine Association of Brazil (AZYMEC), believes the protests are no longer peaceful demonstrations but a "planned and treacherous outrage," which challenges the authority of the Basic Law of the HKSAR.
Overseas Chinese firmly believe in the "one country, two systems" principle, support Hong Kong's police, and will not allow the rioters to undermine the city's prosperity and stability, Ye added.
Zhuang Lifeng, president of the Overseas Chinese Association in Bangladesh (OCAB), said the OCAB opposes the violence committed by the rioters in Hong Kong, and condemns some radical protesters' behavior that led the region to chaos.
